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ADT and Insomnia: What's helps you sleep?
I have been on ADT for 3 1/2 months, and am beginning to have a problem with insomnia. A quick check with Dr. Google shows...
Newly dx ….. starting down the path to treatment
Well here I am….74 years old and fairly healthy Discovered PC, limited to prostate and one gland… Starting ADT this week and meeting with RO...
Side effects and PSA after photon radiation.
I would like to hear from people that have had photon radiation similar to me, total 7000 Cgy dosed at 28 sessions of 250 Cgy....
ADT and Castrate Resistance
Diagnosed Nov 2021. Gleason 9, Decipher .99, stage 4a (spread to seminal vesticles and 1 of 12 lymph nodes tested). I had prostatectomy in January...
Can we talk about boobs please? Man Boobs. ADT induced gynecomastia.
I ended a 24 weeks of ADT (Orgovyx and Erleada) on Aug.28 2023. About 12 weeks into the treatment I had lost about 70% of...
Help finding a study re treatment: EBRT plus ADT vs ADT alone
First visit with RO yesterday re: treatment of my "low volume mCSPC". I came away with two things he stated in the "studies have shown"...
Have to share this: Dealing with the emotional side of ADT
Diagnosis of stage 4 prostate cancer, July 2024. Currently being treated with ADT: Triptorelin, and Nubeqa (Darolutamide). Cancer has responded, PSA dropped from 62 to...
Any diet restrictions with radiation? What were your side effects?
Starting 40 treatments mapping appointment next Monday.. just curious what diet restrictions and other requirements are typical? Currently on 2nd month ADT some mild fatigue...
After Lupron Depot, which med?
I've been given Lupron depot at a 12-week dosage (22.5mg, into the butt), but still have significant side effects of over a dozen hot flashes...
Apalutamide vs abiraterone: which is more effective?
My husband has been recommended ADT + abiraterone + prednisone for two years. My friend who is an oncologist suggested apalutamide instead as it doesn't...
Pros and cons from changing from Degeralix to Orgovyx
My husband after his loading dose of degeralix with no side effects is thinking about changing to Orgovyx for the less heart issues, time of...
Gleason 7 (4+3), ECE, PSA 3 – Considering IMRT + ADT vs. Surgery –
Hi everyone, I’ve recently been diagnosed with Gleason 4+3=7 prostate cancer, with extracapsular extension (ECE) and a PSA of 3 I'm 63 year of age....
SBRT left common iliac node
OK, ready to make a decision on the next step of this battle. Prostatectomy 10 years ago. Biochemical recurrence with 30ish Radiation Treatments and that...
Estrogen patches: Anyone used an estrogen patch post-ADT? Helpful?
I just had my second post-ADT PSA test and it dropped from .08 to .04 so I am very happy about that as my primary...
Management of ADT hot flashes?
(This is not medical advice; just mine and my brother’s different prostate cancer treatment experiences as it relates to minimizing hormone therapy side-effects.) Diagnosed with...
How long can you be on Xtandi?
A doc at Mayo just informed me they want me to stay on Xtandi for 2 more years (I just started it), along with ADT....
Hormone Treatment Experience
Had my first visit today at MD Anderson Proton Center and the Dr ordered AlteraAI to see if Hormone Therapy would help If so he...
Metformin and ADT
If metformin can sensibly reduce some of the metabolic side effects of androgen deprivation therapy, should we be quietly grateful that a diabetes drug is...
Parenteral Estrogen: an ADT alternative?
Here is a link where this question was examined: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4052190/ Key points I learned: -Oral estrogens were the treatment of choice for carcinoma of the...
Ever make a disability claim based on being on ADT?
I have a long-term disability policy that I have been paying for 19 years without a claim. I don't plan to work after my next...
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